17 Castle Street Reading
Heritage Open Days 2021
This September, Reading’s heritage will be on show for 10 days as part of England’s annual heritage festival, Heritage Open Days. Celebrating our buildings, natural and cultural heritage, this year there will be a fantastic range of free in-person and digital events to showcase the rich stories that make Reading such a unique place to live, work and visit.
See all Heritage Open Days 2021 events
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17 Castle Street Reading is a 16th century house used as an inn, doctor’s residence and surgery. Once owned by a Reading Mayor, who promoted the bill to lay the paving slabs in Reading - the first one was laid outside this building in 1785. The building has been used as a solicitors practice since 1971.
Original items retained include diamond chimneys, coach and horse mounting block, shoe carving on the beam timbers. Access to areas not normally open to the public during the working day.
Sat 11 September - 9:30 - 16:30
